A eariler comment was made twards my truck having to piggy back the weight of the box. Here is a photo from the company I purchased the truck from showing a tank strapped to the frame, this truck has piggybacked heavy weight on its back with a trailer its entire life. Just a FYI.



Yeah $80-$85 iseems to be the going rate here in Sacto for transfer trucks, my truck also gets paid on a tonage rate, which usually works out to our hourly rate or a little better. It does not suprize me at all you get a higher rate where you are, everything is more in So. Cal

I always check my truck out for leaks, cracks and other pending problems. Again, pretty much every transfer truck here in Sacramento is not double framed. In fact a very large transfer company only runs alumium frames as my truck is. One of these days I'll have to bring my camera and take photos of our average job site for you east coasters

I can't remeber off the top of my head, I can give you my tare weight w/ box and trailer tomorrow when I weigh in (provided we don't get rained out).

My truck hauls 25.36 tons as an average with a max gross weight of 80,000. I will quote a write up I found on how a transfer truck works and maybe it will make some sense to those who don't use these in your area:

Here in CA we got ten wheelers, bottom dumps (single trailer and doubles), end dumps (always a single trailer here) and transfer trucks running.

It be easier using a dump truck with no trailer, but the transfer is not hard at all to operate and takes less than 10 mins to dump and re-hook. Unlike a truck with a 36+ ft dump the transfer can get into smaller areas.

Exactly, thank you!!

Truck has been earning $600-$900 a day so far with a average of 30 gallons of fuel used each day. Thats hauling about 4-5 loads each day.

Looks like a rough ride. Nothing like that out here that I've ever seen.

Yeah one guy where I am was telling me this past Spring was tough, he had a total of 50 hrs for one month. Still not too bad, about 4k in income, better than McD's. Again, I am not the sole provider for my family and the truck payment is low so I'll be okay if it slows down. Gotta make it while you can and be smart with the money you make when its going good for those bad times.


Sorry for the LOOOONG post, been busy working and didn't get online at all for the past few days. Truck is running top notch, very fuel friendly (averaging 6 mpg) and using a little under 150 gallons for a full weeks work. As said in a above reply its been earning $600-$900 a day to the truck with the longest work day so far of 11hrs. Again, if your in this area or another area running transfers and you want to buy a truck I think one can do very well if you run it smart. I'll give you guys some actual dollar amounts once the pay checks roll in and I have some expenses logged, it will be after Christmas though since thats when I'll see my first settlement (just how my company does business, paid once a month with your first pay period held back one month, it sucks but I have cash in the bank so I'll be okay).

 

You'll always get good mpg with a truck & transfer. You run empty 1/2 the time... :P

Plus, you're only running at 80k. T&T run up to 105,500 up here. Dual quads, we call them. 4 axle truck and trailer both.

 

floored,

If you see an Interstae Oil Company truck (Silver Pete 2005) blowing its horn it will be me saying HI!!! i am usllly in truck 51 we are all over this area so i am bound to see you out there.

 

LOL true! I don't mind though, its so much better than using 300 gallons a day in my old OTR truck!!

Sounds good, I'll keep a eye out for ya! I've been running off of Hwy 50 to Hwy 99, most my loads seem to be in Elk Grove right now.

 

"Looks like a rough ride. Nothing like that out here that I've ever seen."

I don't think are Macks ride that bad but I drive a International 9900 with chrome so who cares about anything else. :lol:

 

Not talking about the Mack its self, I was thinking more about that trailer set up and where that thing must be pulling out of as far as the rough ride

 

Just saw where you said you were pregnant congrats.

 

Thanks

Having a boy btw

 

The one thing that puzzles me with your posts is how willing you are to share how you make your living with the WORLD.

There are millions of people out there that would love to be in your shoes. With all the right information from YOUR hard work, and then posting it, you might be setting up your own competition, not to mention the guys that have been in the business for years and posted nothing.

You don't have to look very hard to see how giant corporations go to lengths to protect their business interests from COMPETITION.


I can just see Ford or GM posting.... This is how we did it and it's a piece of cake. Heck, they even disguise their new models before they are released.

 

You have got to be kidding me right, transfers and belly dumps are a dime a dozen around here. The COMPETITION around here is what it is and won't change Except to get worse and cheaper with all the towel heads trying to get all the work by being cheaper then the rest.

JMO
Chuck